Updated guidebook helps measure how well PR efforts are working
Jan 16, 2013
Volume 6 of the PR Measurement Guidebook delivers new ideas for measuring the impact of public relations efforts.
Design feature: Surface appeal
By
Liza Berger
Jul 10, 2006
Providers who haven’t shopped for a while soon will find that flooring designs and performance are better than ever.
Case for bundled pay made
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2013
Large-scale bundling of government reimbursements is needed, say researchers who have studied the topic. Post-acute care was the fastest growing major healthcare spending category for government programs...
Report: Improper Medicare Advantage payments fell $1.2 billion in 2011
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 02, 2012
Recovery audit contractors and other quality assurance efforts allowed Medicare Advantage to reduce improper payments by $1.2 billion in 2011, according to a new government report.
Advancing Excellence campaign receives major grant from Commonwealth Fund
Aug 28, 2008
The Commonwealth Fund has awarded a $474,000 grant to the steering committee of the Advancing Excellence campaign, a two-year campaign that aims to improve care in the nation’s nursing homes.
Long-term care groups join new pharmacy alliance
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 05, 2006
Two major long-term care groups have joined the Pharmacy Quality Alliance, a new government-sponsored initiative to measure and compare performance in healthcare settings.
Report: Nonprofit health plans offer better care for Medicare recipients
By
Haymarket Media
Jan 09, 2006
Nonprofit health plans provide better quality care for Medicare beneficiaries compared to for-profit plans, according to a report in the American Journal of Medicine.
Federal report: Scully should give back salary
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 08, 2004
A report by the Government Accountability Office says that former Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Thomas Scully should give back his salary for the last six months of his tenure there....